Figure toy



Sept. 22, 1925. 1,554,892

- E. A. STI ER FIGURE TOY Filed Feb. 3, 1925 INVENTOR,

I -10hr Q gs ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

v UNITED STATES 1,554,892 RATEN 1 OFFICE, I

\ EUGENE A. STIER, or :uEAR Barron, 01:10.

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- Application filed February a, 1925. Serial No. 6,659. i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EUGENE A. Srrnn, a citizen of the United States,residing in the county of Montgomery, near the city of Dayton, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Figure Toys, of which-the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in figure toys.

It is one of the principal objects of my invention to provide a figure toy which is simple in construction, instructive and easy in operation and capable of being economically made.

It is another object of my invention to provide a figure toy which will imitate many, or all, of the motions of an animal in simulation of which it is constructed, the parts for accomplishing these motions be ing simply made and connected, and few in number, so that it can be marketed at small cost.

It is still another object of my invention to connect to thetoy, other objects such as a bell, for operation by the actuatingmechanism within the body of the toy.

My improved toy is susceptible of a large number of motions that are effected through a central operating plate secured to a reciprocating member such as a leg of the toy. This plate can be widened and lengthened to provide the required number of apertures to receive the ends of the operating links necessary to eflect the desired number of motions of the toy. I

Other important and incidental objects 1 will be brought out in the following specification and particularly set forth in the sub joined claims 1 In the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of embodiment of my inventioll, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my 1 figure toy. Figure 2 is a side view of the same, with the base in section and the side plate of the figure portion of thetoy removed to reveal the operating mechanism for the mouth, tail and other movable parts. And Figure 3 is an end view of the operating means attached toone leg of thetoy.

Referring to the acompanying drawings for a detailed description of the form of embodiment of my invent-ion illustrated in them, the numeral 1 designatesa base to v which there are attached downwardly extending d-es earl seeds at 3: Th s d .other figure.

2, 2 are formed at their front and rear portions :with oppositely disposed holes through which projectthe endsof cranks 4;, 4 upon which are mounted wheels 5. Projecting upwardy from the middle portion of the base 1, one near each end thereof, are standards 6, 6. At their upper ends these standards are connected to and support the bottom member 7 of a body 8 that is formed in simulation of that of a cat, although it may be constructed to imitate the body of any Projecting through the body 8, one near the front and theother near the rear thereof, are two bolts 9, 9. The numeral 10 designates a side plate constructed to conform in shape to "the body 8, and formed with two holes through which the bolts 9, 9 are adapted to project when said side to the said body.

Pivotally mounted on each bolt 9, one on each side of the body 8 after theplate 10 has beenapplied thereto, is the upper end of a leg, 11. Secured to the-lower end of each' leg ll is alongitudinal metal strip 12 plate is applied having a bifurcated lower end which straddles the throw of the crank 4 below it, after passing through a longitudinal slot in the base 1. (See Figure 2.) 'When these cranks are turned by the wheels 5, they will reciprocatethe legs 11 through the bifurcated strips 12. An ambulating elfect is thus imparted to the figure mounted upon the base 1. v 1 j v Itis very desirable that other parts of the figure such as the mouth and tail of the cat mounted upon the base in; the present instance, be moved in similitude of those appendages in the live animal. For the purpose of efl'ecting the movement of these parts, as well as accomplishing the motion of any other parts of the figureor of objects attached thereto, I secure to one of the rear legs 11 an angle plate 13. Just above its lower .attachedpart, this angle plate is turned outwardly and then upwardly for projection through a longitudinal slot in the bottom 7 of the toy body 8.. The upper partof the angle plate 13 isformed witha central 11016.14 through which the rear leg bolt .9 projects, and above that bolt. it is formed with a series of apertures 15. (See Figures 2 and 3.) a V Pivoted ina slotted part of the body at the upper rear en here by @Pi 6, 1S a ta membe =1 The letter; is formed-vat ts 

